Danny Boshell

{{Short description|English footballer (born 1981)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Danny Boshell | image = | caption = Boshell playing for Grimsby Town in 2008 | fullname = Daniel Kevin Boshell | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|5|30|df=y}} | birth_place = Bradford, England | height = | currentclub = Guiseley <br />(assistant manager) | clubnumber = | position = Midfielder | youthclubs1 = Oldham Athletic | years1 = 1999–2005 | clubs1 = Oldham Athletic | caps1 = 70 | goals1 = 2 | years2 = 2005 | clubs2 = → Bury (loan) | caps2 = 6 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2005–2006 | clubs3 = Stockport County | caps3 = 33 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2006–2010 | clubs4 = Grimsby Town | caps4 = 99 | goals4 = 11 | years5 = 2010 | clubs5 = Chesterfield | caps5 = 9 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2010–2013 | clubs6 = Guiseley | caps6 = 83 | goals6 = 7  | years7 = 2013 | clubs7 = → Altrincham (loan) | caps7 = 9 | goals7 = 0  | years8 = 2013 | clubs8 = Altrincham | caps8 = 7 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2013–2016 | clubs9 = Guiseley | caps9 = 113 | goals9 = 3 | years10 = 2016–2020 | clubs10 = Bradford Park Avenue | caps10 = 87 | goals10 = 9 | years11 = 2023 | clubs11 = Bradford Park Avenue | caps11 = 0 | goals11 = 0 | totalcaps = 440 | totalgoals = 32 | club-update = 21:12, 5 September 2019 (UTC) | manageryears1 = 2013–2016 | managerclubs1 = Guiseley (playing assistant)<ref>[http://guiseleyafc.co.uk/first-team-news/danny-boshell-appointed-player-assistant-manager/ Danny Boshell appointed player-assistant manager]‚ guiseleyafc.co.uk, 20 October 2013</ref> | manageryears2 = 2016–2024 | managerclubs2 = Bradford Park Avenue (assistant) | manageryears3 = 2024– | managerclubs3 = Guiseley (assistant) }}

'''Daniel Kevin Boshell''' (born 30 May 1981) is an English football coach and former professional footballer who is assistant manager of Guiseley.

As a player he was a midfielder between 1999 and 2020 playing most of his career in the Football League, notably for Grimsby Town where he made 118 appearances in all competitions. He also played as a professional for Oldham Athletic, Stockport County, Bury and Chesterfield before finishing his career in non-league football with Guiseley, Altrincham and Bradford Park Avenue.

==Playing career==

===Oldham Athletic=== Boshell spent 6 years at Oldham Athletic after coming through their youth system and by 2004 was their longest serving player, Boshell finally left the club in 2005 after a loan spell at Bury.<ref>[http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/oldhamathletic/s/131/131985_boshell_bidding_to_illustrate_his_value.html Manchester Evening News] – Boshell bidding to illustrate his value</ref> He turned out 70 times in the league for The Latics, scoring twice.

===Stockport County=== Boshell signed for Stockport County for the 2005–06 season and played 33 times in the league, scoring one goal. He was released at the end of the season.

===Grimsby Town=== Boshell was given a pre season trial by Grimsby in the summer of 2006 by Graham Rodger and earned a non-contracted squad position, joining on 25 August. He made his league debut against Macclesfield Town in a 1–1 draw at Blundell Park, and was offered a deal to keep him at the club until the end of the season.

In 2007–08 Boshell helped Grimsby Town reach the final of the Football League Trophy. However, in the final he missed a penalty when the score was 0-0 and Grimsby went on to lose 2–0.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7309420.stm |title=Grimsby 0-2 MK Dons |publisher=BBC Sport |date=30 March 2008 |accessdate=8 September 2022}}</ref>

During the 2008–2009 season under Mike Newell he was used as a utility player, and in the 2009–10 season, Poor form saw him fall out of favour under Newell, and his eventual replacement Neil Woods following a poor disciplinary record, in which he was sent off twice in the first couple of months of the season.

Boshell continued to struggle to break into the Grimsby first team and on 13 January 2010, Woods told Boshell he was free to leave the club in the January transfer window.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.grimsby-townfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10417~1931434,00.html |publisher=Grimsby Town F.C.|title=Club Confirms Players Listed |accessdate=2012-02-25 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225081756/http://www.grimsby-townfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10417~1931434%2C00.html |archivedate=25 February 2012 }}</ref> On 1 February 2010, Boshells contract was terminated .<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.grimsby-townfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10417~1951390,00.html |publisher=Grimsby Town F.C.|title=Trio Released |accessdate=2010-02-04 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100204233654/http://www.grimsby-townfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10417~1951390%2C00.html |archivedate=4 February 2010 }}</ref>

===Chesterfield=== Boshell appeared 9 times for the club in the closing stages of the 09/10 season, Boshell was released at the end of the season.

===Guiseley=== On 27 August 2010, Boshell signed for Non-League side Guiseley. Boshell made 33 league appearances during the season. Boshell was eventually joined by his brother Nicky at the club.

After approaching directors attempting to have manager Steve Kittrick removed from his post, Boshell and his younger brother Nicky were placed on the transfer list.<ref>[http://www.ilkleygazette.co.uk/sport/10228297.Boshell_boys_to_leave_Lions_pride/ Guiseley boss Kittrick reveals why he is letting Boshells leave the Lions' pride | Ilkley Gazette]</ref> On 15 March 2013 Boshell joined Altrincham on loan for the remainder of the 2012–13 season.<ref>[http://guiseleyafc.co.uk/club-news/danny-boshell-loaned-to-altrincham/ Danny Boshell loaned to Altrincham – Guiseley AFC]</ref> Boshell played just 8 times for Altrincham and eventually returned to Guiseley on 22 April 2013.

===Altrincham=== On 17 May 2013 he signed permanently for Altrincham.<ref>[http://www.altrinchamfc.co.uk/alty1.htm Alty Files]</ref> Boshell played 7 times for Altrincham before departing the club in October 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PLAYER STATISTICS19 |url=http://www.altrinchamfc.co.uk/statistics.htm |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=www.altrinchamfc.co.uk}}</ref>

===Return to Guiseley=== In October 2013, Danny re joined Guiseley as player assistant manager under new manager Mark Bower reaching the Play off final against his old club Altrincham F.C. but was unable to play.<ref>[http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/10753211.Danny_Boshell_returns_to_Guiseley_as_assistant_player_manager/ Danny Boshell returns to Guiseley as assistant player-manager | Bradford Telegraph and Argus]</ref>

He left the club and retired from his playing career on 22 August 2016.<ref>[http://guiseleyafc.co.uk/club-news/club-statement/ Club Statement: Mark Bower]‚ 21 August 2016</ref>

==Coaching career== ===Bradford Park Avenue===

In September 2016, Boshell came out of retirement to join Bradford Park Avenue, also taking on the role of assistant manager to his former teammate at Guiseley, Mark Bower.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://bpafc.com/boshell-appointed-assistant-manager/ |title=Boshell Appointed Assistant Manager – Bradford (Park Avenue) AFC |access-date=5 September 2019 |archive-date=5 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905211238/http://bpafc.com/boshell-appointed-assistant-manager/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In July 2019, alongside Bower, Boshell departed Bradford Park Avenue.<ref>[https://bpafc.com/mark-bower-departs-bradford-park-avenue/ Mark Bower Departs Bradford (Park Avenue) – Bradford (Park Avenue) AFC]</ref>

In November 2019 Boshell returned as Assistant and again signed on as a player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bpafc.com/boshell-and-toulson-re-register-for-the-avenue/|title = Boshell and Toulson re-register for the Avenue|date = 24 November 2019}}</ref>

On 27 February 2023, Boshell came out of retirement due to a shortage of players for their National League North tie with Scarborough Athletic, he was an unused substitute.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=BPAFCOfficial|number=1630281717796818945|title=HERE IS TONIGHTS TEAM! #UTA}}</ref>

===Guiseley=== Boshell returned to Guiseley alongside Mark Bower in 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://guiseleyafc.co.uk/mark-bower-appointed-first-team-manager/|title=Mark Bower Appointed First Team Manager|website=guiseleyafc.co.uk|date=26 April 2024|accessdate=11 May 2024}}</ref>

==Personal life== Boshell has a brother called Nicky who also plays football, Nicky used to be a teammate of Danny at Guiseley. Nicky although coming through the youth ranks at Huddersfield Town has only played at a semi-professional level and went on to play for Brighouse Town and Bradford Park Avenue.

==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 16 December 2017}}

{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="7"|Oldham Athletic |1999–2000<ref>{{soccerbase season|19170|1999|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref> |Second Division |8||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||8||0 |- |2000–01<ref>{{soccerbase season|19170|2000|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref> |Second Division |18||1||2||0||3||1||1{{efn|name=FLT|Appearances in Football League Trophy}}||0||24||2 |- |2001–02<ref>{{soccerbase season|19170|2001|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref> |Second Division |4||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||4||0 |- |2002–03<ref>{{soccerbase season|19170|2002|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref> |Second Division |2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||2||0 |- |2003–04<ref>{{soccerbase season|19170|2003|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref> |Second Division |22||0||2||0||1||0||2{{efn|name=FLT}}||1||27||1 |- |2004–05<ref name="DB04">{{soccerbase season|19170|2004|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref> |League One |16||1||2||0||2||0||0||0||20||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !70!!2!!6!!0!!6!!1!!3!!1!!85!!4 |- |Bury (loan) |2004–05<ref name="DB04"/> |League Two |6||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||6||0 |- |Stockport County |2005–06<ref name="DB05">{{soccerbase season|19170|2005|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref> |League Two |33||1||1||1||3||0||1{{efn|name=FLT}}||0||38||2 |- |rowspan="5"|Grimsby Town |2006–07<ref name="DB06">{{soccerbase season|19170|2006|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref> |League Two |29||2||2||0||0||0||2{{efn|name=FLT}}||0||33||2 |- |2007–08<ref name="DB07">{{soccerbase season|19170|2007|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref> |League Two |40||6||1||0||1||0||6{{efn|name=FLT}}||1||48||7 |- |2008–09<ref name="DB08">{{soccerbase season|19170|2008|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref> |League Two |24||3||1||0||1||0||2{{efn|name=FLT}}||0||28||3 |- |2009–10<ref name="DB09">{{soccerbase season|19170|2009|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref> |League Two |6||0||1||0||1||0||1{{efn|name=FLT}}||0||9||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !99!!11!!5!!0!!3!!0!!11!!1!!118!!12 |- |Chesterfield |2009–10<ref name="DB09"/> |League Two |9||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||9||0 |- |rowspan="4"|Guiseley |2010–11<ref name="DBSW">{{soccerway|danny-boshell/50580|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref> |Conference North |33||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||7{{efn|Five appearances and a goal in FA Trophy; two appearances in Conference North play-offs}}||1||41||1 |- |2011–12<ref name="DBSW"/> |Conference North |32||5||0||0||colspan="2"|—||5{{efn|Three appearances in FA Trophy and two in Conference North play-offs}}||0||37||5 |- |2012–13<ref name="DBSW"/> |Conference North |18||2||2||1||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|name=FAT|Appearances in the FA Trophy}}||0||21||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !83!!7!!3!!1!!0!!0!!13!!1!!99!!9 |- |Altrincham (loan) |2012–13<ref name="DBSW"/> |Conference North |9||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|Appearance in Conference North play-offs}}||0||10||0 |- |Altrincham |2013–14<ref name="DBSW"/> |Conference North |7||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||7||0 |- |rowspan="5"|Guiseley |2013–14<ref name="DBSW"/> |Conference North |30||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||5{{efn|Three appearances in the FA Trophy and two in the Conference North play-offs}}||0||35||0 |- |2014–15<ref name="DBSW"/> |Conference North |40||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||4{{efn|One appearance in FA Trophy; three appearances and a goal in Conference North play-offs}}||1||45||2 |- |2015–16<ref name="DBSW"/> |National League |28||2||2||0||colspan="2"|—||3{{efn|name=FAT}}||0||33||2 |- |2016–17<ref name="DBSW"/> |National League |15||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||15||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !113!!3!!3!!0!!0!!0!!12!!1!!128!!4 |- |rowspan="3"|Bradford Park Avenue |2016–17<ref name="DBSW"/> |National League North |29||3||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||29||3 |- |2017–18<ref name="DBSW"/> |National League North |11||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||11||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !40!!3!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!40!!3 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !469!!27!!18!!2!!12!!1!!41!!4!!540!!34 |}

==Honours== '''Grimsby Town''' *Football League Trophy runner-up: 2007–08<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7309420.stm |title=Grimsby 0–2 MK Dons |last=Mitchener |first=Mark |website=BBC Sport |date=30 March 2008 |access-date=16 March 2024}}</ref>

'''Individual''' *Conference North Team of the Year: 2014–15<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lomas |first1=John |title=Conference North Team of the Year |url=http://www.chad.co.uk/sport/football/mansfield-town/new-mansfield-town-striker-adi-yussuf-named-in-conference-north-team-of-the-year-1-7298404 |newspaper=Mansfield and Ashfield Chad |location=London |publisher=Johnston Press |date=8 June 2015 |accessdate=4 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Club recognised at National League AGM |url=http://guiseleyafc.co.uk/club-news/club-recognised-at-national-league-agm/ |publisher=Guiseley A.F.C. |date=7 June 2016 |accessdate=4 January 2017}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{Soccerbase}} *[http://www.codalmighty.com/site/ca.php?page=0708/profiles/danny_boshell Profile of Danny Boshell] at codalmighty.com {{2014–15 Conference North Team of the Year}}

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